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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-28282: ELSA-2022-1287: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-28282: ELSA-2022-1287: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/05/2022
Created
04/12/2022
Added
04/09/2022
Modified
11/22/2024

Description

By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8. A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: By using a link with rel="localization," a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potentially exploitable crash.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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